Comparison

Countdown vs Countdowns

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Countdown

Features
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Track every important day in one place: create it, personalize it, get reminded, and watch it live from a widget. - Birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams — a custom emoji, color, pattern and border for every event - Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets - Live countdown in the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen (Live Activity) - Add a new event from Control Center with one tap - Siri and Shortcuts support for hands-free event creation - Keep a one-line journal for each event, one thought per day - Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly recurring events - Reminders at the moment, a day before and a week before Premium includes unlimited events, every theme and photo option, advanced widget styles, alternate icons, cross-device iCloud backup and an ad-free experience. The annual subscription includes a 7-day free trial for eligible users. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Countdowns

Easily track important upcoming events like birthdays, trips, and deadlines. This app offers a clean interface with no ads or subscriptions, allowing you to focus on what matters. Set reminders and view events directly from your home screen.

Highlights
  • Track any event or date
  • Support for recurring events
  • Customizable reminders
  • Event archiving
  • Home screen widgets
  • Clutter-free interface
Features
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Track the moments that matter — birthdays, trips, concerts, deadlines, anniversaries, and everything in between. No clutter. No noise. Just your events, beautifully laid out with the time remaining until each one arrives. Features Any event, any date — track whatever's meaningful to you Recurring events — birthdays and anniversaries automatically reset Reminders — get notified as your events approach Archive — completed events move out of the way, not out of memory Widgets — glance at your upcoming events right from your home screen Most countdown apps are free until they aren't — locked behind subscriptions, interrupted by ads, or limited to a handful of events. Countdowns is different. Everything is included, for everyone, for free. No ads. No subscriptions. No limits. Just countdowns.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Countdowns at none against Countdown's 2. Countdowns also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Countdowns asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Countdown versus Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownCountdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAtakan Cengiz KURTJOSEPH ALLEN VELEZ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Countdown Premium Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
None

Countdowns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdowns free?
Countdowns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Countdowns have ads?
Countdown shows ads; Countdowns does not.

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